Boy, 12, charged with toddler's murder

A 12-year-old Maryland boy has been arrested and charged
as a juvenile with second-degree murder in the beating death of a 2-year-old.

Sources say the 2-year-old was a foster child staying at
the home where the alleged incident happened Tuesday in Fort Washington.

Police said the father of the boy called 911 to report of
an unresponsive 2-year-old girl in the home.

The father performed CPR on the child, who was eventually
transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

An autopsy on the girl showed that she died of blunt
force trauma.

Police said they conducted interviews at the home and
found that the 12-year-old allegedly beat the toddler repeatedly until she was
unconscious.

Two other children -- ages 15 and 4 -- were home at the
time of the alleged incident.

They have not been charged with any crimes.

The 12-year-old boy is being held at Boys Village.

He has not been charged as an adult, but prosecutors are
looking at the case to determine if that will change.

"The department is working very closely with law
enforcement and will be closely reviewing our case records to ensure that all
policies and procedures were followed," Department of Human Resources
Secretary Ted Dallas said in a statement.

This is the second time a preteen has been charged with
murder in Prince George's County.

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